Sky tree: seeing science through art - thomas locker

An award-winning artist explores how trees remain full of wonder through every season.

With additional text contributed by Candace Christiansen, this book presents an enchanting exploration of natural wonder.

Full-color illustrations.

A fascinating, even glorious celebration of nature that will stir both children and adults to a finer appreciation of a wondrous, surprising world thats right within their grasp.

-- Booklist (starred review) In this stunning book by Thomas Locker, exquisite paintings are paired with questions about nature, making science comes alive through art.

In spring, a snapping turtle lays her eggs on the hillside beneath the tree.

In autumn, leaves fall as squirrels scamper up the trunk carrying nuts.

And on a winter night, a backdrop of twinkling stars shines through the branches.

Each day, the tree changes with the purple and pink of a sunset or a nip of cold air.

But the tree is more than a thing of beauty--its changes represent the passage of time in nature.

Sky Tree combines the artistic beauty and the scientific wonder of ever-changing nature into a satisfying experience for the soul and the mind.

Each page poses a discussion question, and at the back of the book is an explanation of how Thomas Locker created each beautiful oil painting.